Vocabulary (16) Share Copied!
Exercises Share Copied!
These exercises can be done together during conversation lessons or as homework.
Exercise 1: Conversation exercise
Instruction:
- ¿Dónde creciste? ¿En el campo o en la ciudad? (Where did you grow up? On the countryside or in the city?)
- ¿Tuviste que cuidar animales? ¿Animales de granja o mascotas? (Did you have to care for animals? Farm animals or pets?)
- ¿Qué opinas de las corridas de toros en España? (What do you think of the bull fighting in Spain?)
Teaching guidelines +/- 10 minutes
Example phrases:
Crecí en el campo. I grew up on the countryside. |
Mi familia tiene una granja, así que ayudé mucho a cuidar de los cerdos, vacas y gallinas. My family has a farm so I helped a lot to care for the pigs, cows and chicken. |
Crecí en una pequeña ciudad. Mi familia tenía un perro. Yo ayudaba a cuidarlo. I grew up in a small city. My family had a dog. I helped to care for him. |
Crecí en Berlín, la capital de Alemania. Solo teníamos un pequeño apartamento, así que nunca tuvimos una mascota. I grew up in Berlin, the capital of Germany. We only had a small apartment so we never had a pet. |
Creo que la tauromaquia es una tradición importante en España y quiero ver una corrida. I think the bull fighting is an important tradition in Spain and I want to see a fight. |
La tauromaquia en España es cruel. Esa tradición tiene que terminar pronto para proteger a los toros. The bull fighting in Spain is cruel. That tradition has to end soon to protect the bulls. |
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Exercise 2: Dialogue Cards
Instruction: Select a situation and practice the conversation with your teacher or fellow students.
Exercise 3: Match a word
Instruction: Match the translations
Exercise 4: Cluster the words
Instruction: Clasifica las palabras en las dos categorías según si están relacionadas con los animales de la granja o con las actividades y elementos del campo.
Animales de la granja
Actividades y elementos del campo
Grammar Share Copied!
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Verb conjugation tables for this lesson Share Copied!
Ir to go Share Copied!
Futuro simple
Spanish | English |
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(yo) iré | I will go |
(tú) irás | You will go |
(él/ella) irá | he/she will go |
(nosotros/nosotras) iremos | we will go |
(vosotros/vosotras) iréis | You will go |
(ellos/ellas) irán | they will go |
Visitar to visit Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto
Spanish | English |
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(yo) visitaba | I used to visit |
(tú) visitabas | You used to visit |
(él/ella) visitaba | he/she was visiting |
(nosotros/nosotras) visitábamos | we visited |
(vosotros/vosotras) visitabais | You visited |
(ellos/ellas) visitaban | they visited |
Explorar to explore Share Copied!
Pretérito imperfecto
Spanish | English |
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(yo) exploraba | I was exploring |
(tú) explorabas | You were exploring |
(él/ella) exploraba | he/she was exploring |
(nosotros/nosotras) explorábamos | we explored |
(vosotros/vosotras) explorabais | You explored |
(ellos/ellas) exploraban | they explored |
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